Posted On: January 1, 2008 by Richard Oppenheim

Are You Asking Police to Pull You Over?

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707642_police_motorcycle.jpgIn this California Court of Appeals case last month, the court ruled that although not everything hanging from a rear view mirror in your car is illegal, a tree shaped air freshener is illegal. As such, it gives police a valid reason to stop you.

The only reason this is posted on the California Business Litigation blog is this:
none of us want to invite a traffic stop.

Throw the air freshener under the seat and have a great new year!

- Richard Oppenheim

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